Do cats pretend they are people? Consider Anya. She is a half-Siamese kitty who is full-grown, and just less than a year old. When her owner steps out of the shower and turns off the water, she steps into the wet bathtub, shakes her feet a little bit, and then just sits there facing the showerhead...

Is there anything that can be done for a elderly cat (15+) who is constipated? Still having regular BMs but it is always hard and frequently he3 seems to have trouble passing them. He will even drag his hindquarters in attempt[ting to fully pass the stool. Any ideas? Money is a problem -- I...

Cats won't stop eating dog food. Any tips? I've noticed that our cats are grazing on dog food between feedings -- anyone have a tip or two on how to curb this behavior? -- -Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not.

The new vet thinks the cats should be on Revolution instead of FrontlinePlus and Interceptor. It would certainly be simpler and less expensive, but I hate to fix something that isn't broken. The vet only suggested this because Revolution covers ear mites. This doesn't concern me since they...

I've heard it said once that pork is one of the things you don't feed to your cats. Now, other than that it's not kosher (and then a concern if kitty is Jewish), I'm curious, what is the reason for this? -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my...

My new kitten, Francis, has had a heart murmur since he dropped into my life at age 4 weeks, two months ago. Today he had his 12 week check-up and shots, and we discussed neutering. The vet said that since he has a heart murmur, he should have an ultrasound before anaesthesia to make sure he can...

Our 11 year old cat has arthritis in her knees and a bit in her spine. She has been doing very well on Cosequin and can still jump up on the bed and even runs a little sometimes but I can tell her knees bother her because she walks with her hind feet a little forward, hunching her spine. Even our...

I'm getting some conflicting info from googling this whole "introducing a new cat" thing. There is a viewpoint out there that a new male, in particular, will need to rassle with the current residents in order to establish the new hierarchy. Henry mostly watches the other cats, but he will...

My cat is about 5 lb and medium hair. She loves to spend all her time in the back porch, which is covered and protected from rain and snow, partially protected form winds, but it is not heated. It is still September, I can read 87 degrees. The cat is busy ignoring me and looking at the trees and...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27532210@N04/ The kittens drew their mother up onto the Skyway (the kittens love it). Before, she did not go up there. I didn't encourage it, because the feral has been totally cramped (she's really weird/paranoid) by our newcomers and needs space. The male kitten...

"Ablang" wrote in message ... Some people say that pets are just stupid, some people say they are smart, that maybe they really can understand a few English phrases. Are they (cats & dogs) able to remember? ...

I have a cat that just doesn't stop meowing. He mostly does it because he wants to go outside. We'd like him to be an indoor cat since all our other cats were indoor cats and we believe they live a healthier life indoors. I even tried to let him outside today in our fenced in yard and while I...

I have (3) thirty three day old kitties. See http://www.scrtoys.com/ I've scooped them up twice and taken them outside to change their surroundings and play in the grass. This freaks Mama. She mows continuously even after I return them to their room. She'll go back outside where they were...

Back in October 2003 we adopted a torishel cat, Female, 3 years old. From Oct until Jan 2005 she hid in our recroom in the cubby hole underneath our mainfloor bathroom. (basically where the ceiling and wall meet) By a fluke we managed to get her out of there. She came upstairs to eat and we...

One of the Marys here pointed out today that I did not respond to some requests to elaborate on the following (which I posted in response to John McMaster on May 13): --- John McMaster: ... the advice to visit a vet NOW is always good. Elle: By itself, no, it can be fatal. ---

http://www.abcpetfoods.com/ I'm looking for opinions from those with first hand experience feeding their cat a raw diet. This is a local vendor that I am considering trying. I would like to avoid making a raw diet myself, if possible, thus the attraction to this vendor. Does anyone have an opinion...

What a young cats. 13 months old and eating wasps, hornets and bees. Should I be worried? -- Member - Liberal International This is Ici God,Queen and country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising! http://www.fullyfollow.me/rootnl2k That...

For the past couple weeks my 4 year old male cat has spent most of his time pacing up and down the hallway, going from one room to another, while meowing most of the time. The only time he stops the noise is when eating or sleeping. The noise makes it very difficult to sleep, and I doubt I sleep...

Hi there This email is a cry for help to all cat and animal lovers as Carter, our Cat, is very sick and our vet has run out of ideas - we need help or advice from somewhere!

WE had to take our cat to the vet a couple of weeks ago and as I was inside writing a check my husband took Mickey out to the car, set him on the seat and Mickey got terrified and peed in a very large area. Needless to say, the car smells horrible now. We poured vinegar/water solution into the...